Q Please don’t forget about us on the mid-Peninsula! Traffic getting in and out of Foster City has always been a nightmare (only a few routes to get to Highway 101 and Interstate 280), and now with the mega-developments in progress, it will be gridlock. Is anything going to be done about the influx of hundreds more residents in an already difficult traffic situation? This is very concerning to us long-term residents.

Kathy Brunette

Foster City

A It’s going to get worse. Foster City says its streets can cope with the surge in traffic. The problem is the gridlock on highways 92 and 101 that backs up traffic onto local streets. Construction of new ramps at Highway 92 and El Camino Real are planned, along with retiming signals on El Camino Real. However, construction of a new interchange at 92-101 will not start until 2022 — at the earliest — following the $754 million reduction in state funding due to the decline in gas tax funds.

There are also plans to extend the 101 carpool lanes from Redwood City to I-380 and turn them into express lanes. But that may be a decade away.

And there’s another issue. Many drivers use the Waze and Maps apps, hoping to shave time by cutting through Foster City to get to 92 and 101. Crowded city streets get more crowded.

Q Have you noticed the illuminated lane dividers on Lafayette Street in Santa Clara, where it crosses Lewis? I’ve seen these things used to illuminate crosswalks before, but this is the first time I’ve seen them used to define the location of a traffic lane. It’s nice. … Now when one wants to make a left turn from Lewis to Lafayette, you have lights embedded in the street that light up, telling you how to make your left without drifting into the other lane. Not only that, you have two colors. It is great!

Ben White, Daniel Chapman and others

A What a terrific idea. The embedded lane lights were done to help address comments that the city received from motorists confused about which lane to turn into at commute times. The city will monitor how drivers react to determine if they want to do this elsewhere.

Q Now if we can only get Santa Clara to synchronize the 10 lights from Central Expressway to Highway 237. When will that happen?

Daniel Chapman

Santa Clara

A By June perhaps, along Lafayette from El Camino to Calle de Mundo.

Q What on Earth is happening with the Alum Rock Avenue VTA express bus lane project? Levi’s Stadium was built in less time. It’s a real mess and progress is so slow.

Jeff Markham

San Jose

A All work should wrap up by the end of the year, more than a year behind schedule after construction problems. The VTA has set aside up to $1.5 million to help businesses hurt by the delay. The agency approved a contract for the downtown San Jose stations and will soon approve money for the bus lane on Alum Rock.

Q Sorry, Gary, but Mrs. Roadshow needs her own section. Some readers like her better.